Edit Playback Playing Techniques dialog

The Edit Playback Playing Techniques dialog allows you to define new playback playing techniques and edit existing ones, for example, to create a new playback playing technique with the correct playback settings for a new custom playing technique you have designed.

  • You can open the Edit Playback Playing Techniques dialog by clicking Edit beside Playback playing technique in the Edit Playing Techniques dialog.

Figure: Edit Playback Playing Techniques dialog

The Edit Playback Playing Techniques dialog contains the following sections and options:

  1. Category menu

    Allows you to filter the list of playback playing techniques by selecting a category from the menu, such as Techniques or Dynamics.

  2. List of playback playing techniques

    Contains all the playback playing techniques in the project within the currently selected category.

    The action bar at the bottom of the list contains the following options:

    • New

      Adds a new blank playback playing technique.

    • New from Selection

      Adds a new playback playing technique that is a duplicate of the playback playing technique currently selected.

    • Save as Default

      Saves the currently selected playback playing technique as the default, allowing you to use it in multiple projects.

    • Revert to Factory

      Removes all edits you have made to the selected predefined playback playing technique, returning it to its original settings.

    • Delete

      Deletes the selected playback playing technique.

      Note

      You cannot delete predefined playing techniques or any playing technique that is currently used in your project.

  3. Name

    Allows you to edit or enter the name of the playback playing technique. This is the name shown in lists in the Edit Playing Techniques, Expression Maps, and Percussion Maps dialogs.

  4. Playback options

    • Alias for: Allows you to specify another playback playing technique that is equivalent to the present one.

    • Group: Sets the group in which this playback playing technique appears.

    • Fallback: Allows you to specify another playback playing technique that can be used if the present playing technique is not available.

    • Articulation type: Sets the duration over which the playback playing technique takes effect. Attribute applies only to the note at the rhythmic position where the playing technique is found, such as a staccato articulation, while Direction applies to all following notes until it is replaced by another playing technique, such as pizzicato.